Margi Clarke in Hormonal Housewives at Rhyl Pavilion

AFTER spending the winter in a lengthy run of panto, Margi Clarke knows what it takes to handle the pressures of a long winded tour as she prepares to take to the road again with Hormonal Housewives – but she doesn’t mind, as long as she’s having a laugh.

AFTER spending the winter in a lengthy run of panto, Margi Clarke knows what it takes to handle the pressures of a long winded tour as she prepares to take to the road again with Hormonal Housewives – but she doesn’t mind, as long as she’s having a laugh.

“I know it will be a fatiguing run of shows, but I’m excited,” says the former Coronation Street star who recently returned to screens to play Tyrone Dobbs’ mum Jackie in the ITV soap.

“Having a good laugh energises you and this show certainly does that. We’ve got a great script, it’s funny and creative. It’s kind of like the big crazy sister of the Vagina Monologues,” she said of the show, which is presently in Liverpool and stops off in Rhyl next month.

The Merseysider, who first made her name in cult movie Letter To Brezhnev and went on to present The Good Sex Guide, has stepped into the shoes of ex-Corrie actress Beverley Callard, who had to pull out due to illness.

Along with fellow Hormonal Housewives Kay Purcell and Laura Checkley, she tells the gossip gathering story that deals with the joys of being a 21st century girl in the battle against weight gain, weight loss, mood swings, wine, PMS, men, going to the gym, waxing, upper lip hair and chocolate.

The performance at Rhyl will hold special memories for Margi.

“I’ve had loads of great times in Rhyl, I used to absolutely love it as a child. Being on the coast it has got such beautiful geography and it’s got its fair share of Scousers too,” she laughs.

“I love the sense of being deep in Wales, away from the big city lights and just being able to go for a walk on the beach or a stroll into town.

“Rhyl and Liverpool have got such a good relationship and I think that’s gone back for years and years. We even claim it as our own little town you know?”

Despite now appearing on stage in theatre, Margi’s talents saw her entertain crowds in the eighties as the front of punk bands, once even supporting Adam and the Ants., and this passion for music has never really left her.

“I’m massively into house music and I always have been,” she says.

“I have recorded with some big names, like Half Man, Half Biscuit. One song I recorded was with a Welsh language punk language punk band called Anhrefn and it was called Croeso i Gymru, which was really nice.”

The latest in Margi’s quest to conquer the house music scene came in late 2010 with the release of two singles, but she admits she is looking forward to getting back on the stage and doing what she does best.

“I’m really looking forward to the tour and just having a good time, and a good laugh.”

“Being off the television and on the stage is far better for me right now. I much prefer real culture, I like to be in the picture rather than watching the picture.”